Police authorities have stated that the delay in paying the allowances of some Officers deployed for the Osun gubernatorial election is not from the institution but the bank.
According to the Force Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the delay in payment of election allowance was never experienced in the previous Anambra and Ekiti gubernatorial elections, noting that it is fully the bank’s fault and Officers affected were communicated via SMS and internal memo. However, payment has commenced.
“With regards to the payment of allowances of Police Officers who participated in the Osun State gubernatorial election duty, it is pertinent to emphasize that Officers scheduled for the duty had their account details forwarded to the Police Accounts and Budget (PAB) office at the Force Headquarters where payments were prepared and disbursed accordingly.
“The said payment of allowances to cover the election duty was disbursed directly into individual accounts from the PAB Office and not through any State Police Command. As such, individuals started receiving payment alerts even before the commencement of the election.
“However, one of the new generation banks (name withheld), with whom some of the Officers’ accounts are domiciled reported delays in disbursement due to technical issues. This was immediately followed up and from all indications, the concerned bank has commenced payments.
“All complaints with regards to this have been addressed internally and every Officer captured for the election duty has been paid. This situation is nouveau as it has not been experienced in the previous Anambra and Ekiti gubernatorial elections. It is fully the bank’s fault and not that of the Force. Officers affected were communicated via SMS and internal memo as to the situation. Continuous complaint about this delay in payments which has been addressed amounts to impatience and indiscipline on the part of the affected Officers,” he stated.
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